scholarly journals Impact of Islam-Based Caring Intervention on Spiritual Well-Being in Muslim Women with Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Maria Komariah ◽  
Urai Hatthakit ◽  
Nongnut Boonyoung
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
Chronic Illness Therapy ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

This research emphasizes the nurse’s role in incorporating Islamic teaching through the care practices provided in order to promote spiritual well-being in Muslim women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. In addition, religion and spirituality have been recognized as the primary resources for coping. The aim of the study, therefore, was to explore the impact of an Islam-based caring intervention on the spiritual well-being of Muslim women with cancer. Furthermore, data were collected using a questionnaire and, also, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual well-being (FACIT-Sp) on baseline (Time 1), days 3 (Time 2), 23 (Time 3), and 44 (Time 4). The results showed the significant impact of an Islam-based caring intervention on the participants’ level of spiritual well-being. In addition, the mean scores varied between the intervention and control group over time. Based on the reflection, participants stipulated feeling peace of mind, closer to God, spirit for further life, and healthier.

scholarly journals Randomized Controlled Trial Study of the Impact of a Spiritual Intervention on Hope and Spiritual Well-Being of Persons with Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ardashir Afrasiabifar ◽  
Asadollah Mosavi ◽  
Abolfazl Taghipour Jahromi ◽  
Nazafarin Hosseini
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Intervention ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Objective. To determine the impact of spiritual intervention on hope and spiritual well-being of persons with cancer Methods. Randomized controlled trial in which 74 patients with cancer referring to a chemotherapy ward of Shahid Rajaie Hospital in Yasuj city, Iran, were participated. The eligible patients were randomly assigned to either intervention or control group. Spiritual-based intervention was performed based on the protocol in four main fields namely; religious, existence, emotional and social over 5 sessions before chemotherapy.The participants in the control group had received usual cares .Data were collected using Snyder's Hope Scale and Ellison's Scale Spiritual Well-Being Scale on a week before and after intervention. Results. The total mean scores of the scales of hope and spiritual well-being in both groups did not present statistical differences in the pre-intervention assessment. In contrast, at the post assessment, significant differences (p<0.001) were found in the mean scores between the intervention and control groups on the hope scale (60.9 versus 39.8) and on the spiritual well-being scale (94.3 versus 71.6). Conclusion. Spiritual intervention could promote hope and spiritual well-being of persons with cancer.

Randomized Controlled Trial of Yoga Among a Multiethnic Sample of Breast Cancer Patients: Effects on Quality of Life

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (28) ◽  
pp. 4387-4395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyson B. Moadel ◽  
Chirag Shah ◽  
Judith Wylie-Rosett ◽  
Melanie S. Harris ◽  
Sapana R. Patel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Multiethnic Sample

Purpose This study examines the impact of yoga, including physical poses, breathing, and meditation exercises, on quality of life (QOL), fatigue, distressed mood, and spiritual well-being among a multiethnic sample of breast cancer patients. Patients and Methods One hundred twenty-eight patients (42% African American, 31% Hispanic) recruited from an urban cancer center were randomly assigned (2:1 ratio) to a 12-week yoga intervention (n = 84) or a 12-week waitlist control group (n = 44). Changes in QOL (eg, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy) from before random assignment (T1) to the 3-month follow-up (T3) were examined; predictors of adherence were also assessed. Nearly half of all patients were receiving medical treatment. Results Regression analyses indicated that the control group had a greater decrease in social well-being compared with the intervention group after controlling for baseline social well-being and covariates (P < .0001). Secondary analyses of 71 patients not receiving chemotherapy during the intervention period indicated favorable outcomes for the intervention group compared with the control group in overall QOL (P < .008), emotional well-being (P < .015), social well-being (P < .004), spiritual well-being (P < .009), and distressed mood (P < .031). Sixty-nine percent of intervention participants attended classes (mean number of classes attended by active class participants = 7.00 ± 3.80), with lower adherence associated with increased fatigue (P < .001), radiotherapy (P < .0001), younger age (P < .008), and no antiestrogen therapy (P < .02). Conclusion Despite limited adherence, this intent-to-treat analysis suggests that yoga is associated with beneficial effects on social functioning among a medically diverse sample of breast cancer survivors. Among patients not receiving chemotherapy, yoga appears to enhance emotional well-being and mood and may serve to buffer deterioration in both overall and specific domains of QOL.

Persistence of Medical Change at Implementation of Clinical Guidelines on Medical Practice: A Controlled Study in a Cancer Network

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (19) ◽  
pp. 4414-4423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle Ray-Coquard ◽  
Thierry Philip ◽  
Guy de Laroche ◽  
Xavier Froger ◽  
Jean-Philippe Suchaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cancer Management ◽  
Cancer Network ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group

Purpose A cancer network of general or private hospitals of a French region was started in 1995 for improving quality of care and rationalizing medical prescriptions. The impact of implementing a clinical practice guidelines (CPG) project assessed conformity with guidelines in medical practice; significant changes were observed within the network, whereas no changes were observed in a control region without cancer network. In the present study, we evaluated the persistence of conformity to guidelines through a new medical audit. Patients and Methods In 1999, the hospitals of the previously compared experimental and control groups accepted to reassess the impact of CPG. A controlled transversal study was performed in the experimental group (cancer network) and in the control group (no regional cancer network). In 1996 (first audit) and in 1999 (present audit), all new patients with colon cancer (177 and 200 in experimental group and 118 and 100 in control group, respectively) and early breast cancer (444 and 381 in experimental group and 172 and 204 in control group, respectively) were selected. Results In the experimental group, the compliance of medical decisions with CPG was significantly higher in 1999 than in 1996 for colon cancer (73%; 95% CI, 67% to 79% v 56%; 95% CI, 49% to 63%, respectively; P = .003) and similar for the two periods for breast cancer (36%; 95% CI, 31% to 41% v 40%; 95% CI, 35% to 44%, respectively; P = .24). In the control group, compliance was significantly higher in 1999 than in 1996 for colon cancer (67%; 95% CI, 58% to 76% v 38%; 95% CI, 29% to 47%, respectively; P < .001) and identical for the two periods for breast cancer (4%; 95% CI, 1% to 7% v 7%; 95% CI, 3% to 11%, respectively; P = .19). Conclusion The CPG program for cancer management produced persistent changes in medical practice in our cancer network in terms of conformity with CPG.

Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Spiritual Well-Being/Religious Activities in Muslim Women with Breast Cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 2276-2285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashraf Khoramirad ◽  
Maryam Mousavi ◽  
Tahmineh Dadkhahtehrani ◽  
Davoud Pourmarzi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Religious Activities ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Being Religious

Spiritual Well-Being in People Living with Persistent Non-Cancer and Cancer-Related Pain

Pain Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Lovell ◽  
Mandy Corbett ◽  
Skye Dong ◽  
Philip Siddall
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Persistent Pain ◽  
Chronic Illness Therapy ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Meaning And Purpose ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Predictors Of Depression

Abstract Context Existential and spiritual factors are known to play an important role in how people cope with disability and life-threatening illnesses such as cancer. However, comparatively little is known about the impact of pain on factors such as meaning and purpose in one’s life and their potential roles in coping with pain. Objectives The aim of this study was to determine spiritual well-being scores in people with persistent pain and to compare these with people with cancer and healthy controls. Methods We assessed 132 people with chronic pain, 74 people with cancer (49 with pain and 25 without pain) and 68 control participants using standardised measures of pain-related variables including pain intensity, physical function, mood and cognitions. Spiritual well-being was also assessed using a validated and widely used questionnaire, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Spirituality Scale (FACIT-Sp). Results Spiritual well-being scores were significantly lower in people with persistent pain when compared with controls and were no different when compared with people with cancer, including those who had cancer and pain. In addition, low levels of meaning and purpose were significant predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress across all groups. Conclusion The findings demonstrate that persistent pain is associated with spiritual distress that is equal to those observed in people who have cancer. Furthermore, those who have higher levels of meaning and purpose are less likely to develop mood dysfunction when experiencing pain, indicating they may have a protective role.

scholarly journals Correlation between Spiritual Well-Being and Level of Fatigue among Patients Suffering from Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Maria Komariah ◽  
Mohd Khairul Zul Hasymi Firdaus ◽  
Kalpana Paudel Aryal ◽  
Md Abdul Latif
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Fatigue Score ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
Chronic Illness Therapy ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Mean

Cancer-related fatigue has been shown to be a signifcant side effect that influences a person’s wellbeing, duringtreatment, and after treatment. It is recorded that cancer patients have also been shown experiencing spiritualdistress. The study aims to determine the connection between spiritual well-being and cancer-related fatigueamong patients suffering from breast cancer during chemotherapy treatment. 112 patients who were undergoingchemotherapy treatment were recruited in this study using a correlational design. The instruments used inassessing spiritual well-being and fatigue are Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Spirituality(FACIT-Sp) and FACIT-Fatigue Scales. Data were analyzed using the Spearman Correlation analysis. Meanspiritual well-being score was 35.91 (SD = 6.89), and the mean fatigue score was 33.04 (SD = 9.58). Therewere a moderate and signifcant correlation between fatigue scores and spiritual well-being (r = .364, p < 0.001).Breast cancer patients who had higher spiritual well-being that means they would alleviate fatigue symptoms.Therefore, nurses should consider that increasing spiritual well-being would reduce fatigue and vice versa.

The Impact of Lay Pastoral Telecare on the Spiritual Well-Being of Church Attenders

2000 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lavonne M. Zwart ◽  
Stuart L. Palmer ◽  
Brad D. Strawn ◽  
J. Trevor Milliron ◽  
Warren S. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Interpersonal Support ◽  
Church Congregations ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
The Impact

Examines the efficacy of Lay Pastoral Telecare (LPT) on the spiritual well-being and church satisfaction of churchgoers (N=207). Compares an experimental and a control group and concludes that the use of telephone by lay pastoral caregivers can be a means of promoting interpersonal support and enhancement of spiritual well-being within a church congregations.

On “spirituality,” “religion,” and “religions”: A concept analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mark Lazenby
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Chronic Illness Therapy ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Religious Systems ◽  
Living With Cancer ◽  
Role Of Religion

AbstractObjective:With increasing research on the role of religion and spirituality in the well-being of cancer patients, it is important to define distinctly the concepts that researchers use in these studies.Method:Using the philosophies of Frege and James, this essay argues that the terms “religion” and “spirituality” denote the same concept, a concept that is identified with the Peace/Meaning subscale of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy — Spiritual Well-being Scale (FACIT-Sp).Results:The term “Religions” denotes the concept under which specific religious systems are categorized.Significance of results:This article shows how muddling these concepts causes researchers to make claims that their findings do not support, and it ends in suggesting that future research must include universal measures of the concept of religion/spirituality in order to investigate further the role of interventions in the spiritual care of people living with cancer.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Financial Capability Program on the Financial Well-being of Medical Practitioners

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Rajna Anthony ◽  
Mohamad Fazil Sabri
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Group ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Financial Satisfaction ◽  
Financial Capability ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Program Intervention ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

The main objective of this study is to determine the impact of a financial capability program on the financial well-being of medical practitioners in the public hospitals in Selangor, Malaysia. Its specific aims were to determine the levels of financial capability, financial satisfaction and financial practice of medical practitioners before and after a financial capability program intervention. A total of 100 medical practitioners were randomly assigned to intervention (50%) and control groups (50%) after both completing the financial capability initial assessment and evaluation (pre-test) questionnaire. The intervention group participants attended a series of five two hour one on one coaching session while the control group did not. After a four month duration both the groups completed the post evaluation (post-test). There were equal numbers of males and females in the intervention sample compared to 19 males and 31 females in the control group. The findings showed that the paired samples t-test detected the difference between the means scores of financial capability, financial satisfaction and financial practice of the medical practitioners in the two groups (control and intervention) from time 1 (pre intervention) and time 2 (post intervention).  There was no statistically significant difference found in the financial capability, financial satisfaction and financial practice scores between the two groups (intervention and control) prior to the program intervention (time 1). But the post program intervention (time 2) showed statistically significant (p<0.001) difference between the intervention group and the control group confirming a positive impact. The results of this study can be a starting point in using coaching techniques as part of ongoing education program.

scholarly journals The impact of Lung-Strengthening Qigong on wellbeing: a case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
zeyneb kurt ◽  
Petia Sice ◽  
Krystyna Krajewska ◽  
Garry Elvin ◽  
Hailun Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Group B ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

Qigong is an umbrella term for a group of traditional exercises originated from China. Lung- Strengthening Qigong (LSQ) is one of these techniques enabling practitioners to maintain and improve their physical and mental wellbeing. We recruited 170 practitioners and 42 non- practitioner/control samples to investigate the impacts of LSQ practice on body, mind, thoughts, and feelings. We requested completion of a questionnaire regularly from both of the practitioner and control group, fill in an online diary and end of study survey (EOS) only from the practitioners. Statistical analysis was conducted on the questionnaires, whereas qualitative thematic- and quantitative machine learning-based analyses were applied to the free-text diary entries. We evaluated all different data resources together and observed that (a) there was a significant improvement in physical and mental wellbeing (increase in sleep quality, feeling life, coping with life, feeling life energy and a decline in stress amount) of the practitioners, which were not observed in the control group, (b) four different groups (non, low, moderate, high-level) of benefits were emanated among the practitioners, (c) numerical evaluation of questionnaires and EOS, as well as the qualitative and quantitative analyses of the diary entries were all found to be consistent, and (d) majority of the participants (84%) reported a striking improvement in their well-being, (e) majority of the positively impacted practitioners had no or some little prior experience with LSQ. This study is novel in various aspects including (i) increasing the sample size radically compared to other conventional studies as well as considering a control group for comparisons, (ii) providing regular live LSQ sessions to the practitioners, (iii) incorporating both qualitative and quantitative type of analyses to understand the impacts of Qigong.

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